Snippet #2367260

It had been 3:07 in the morning when Terra Fizz awoke to a strange sound in the morning. Terra was used to all the sounds her small village made. In the night, it was almost silent. Yet, the noise had been right outside her door. Her short and fat father slept soundly and didn't stir at the sound. Terra, overwhelmed by curiosity, tiptoed out of her bedroom, carrying a metal rod she had screwed off of her bed post for protection. But only a letter sat by the mail slot in the door. She didn't usually get mail and most certainly not at three in the morning. She first assumed it was for her father, but opened it anyway. Inside, she found it addressed to her. But, the handwriting was difficult to understand. The words that stood out were "life or death matter". She was supposed to go somewhere and it was obviously urgent.

So, that is how she ended up here. Terra didn't belong in a bar, yet she wasn't afraid. She was just... curious. She tiptoed around the men who were hardly sober. She watched as fights broke out and men were banished from the bar. Everything here was completely foreign. She wondered if returning to her father would be the smartest thing to do, but she had escaped and come so far. She sighed, hopelessly about to turn for the door. But then she noticed a figure in a white hood watching her. It was surrounded by lots of people, which made her a bit nervous. Most of them could sit on her and kill her, being so small. But, she seemed to feel welcomed by the figure. So, curiosity defeating caution once again, she walked to the booth.

Sliding in the enormous booth, she stared into the eyes of the stranger who didn't feel too strange and ignored the others. She didn't say a word, and Terra desperately wanted to appear strong and... non naive.

"What's their best drink?" she asked, trying to sound tough. The woman had an expression on his face revealing he was amused, but not in much of a joking mood.

"Water," she said, dryly. Terra crossed her arms and leaned back in her chair. "Do you know why you're here?" she asked. Terra shrugged.

"I got a creepy letter telling me to be here at this time. And my guess is that was your doing." The man nodded, almost asking her with her expressions to tell him more. "But why I'm here... what I'm here for, I don't know."

"What's your name, kid?"

"I'm Terra Fizz," she said. The woman nodded.

"Would you conciser yourself one to run away from danger?"

"No, ma'am."

The woman smiled for the first time since their discussion. Terra wasn't sure she liked her smile now that she had seen it. It was a tad bit creepy.

"Then stay with me, Terra."